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4 May 2012 10:09 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

Last summer we learned that Footloose remake and Hustle & Flow director Craig Brewer was looking at a possible Tarzan trilogy at Warner Bros, but the studio was also looking at a competing project. However, In August of 2010, Constantin Films had already announced development of a new animated Tarzan film which would be taking more cues from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan novels, the first of which, Tarzan of the Apes, was published in 1912. Now that project finally has some new development as Heat Vision reports Kellan Lutz (The Twilight Saga) and Spencer Locke (Detention) will play Tarzan and Jane. More below! In addition, rather than just being an animated film, it will actually be a 3D motion capture production. Reinhard Klooss (yeah we're not sure either) will direct the film and is also producing the project with Robert Kulzer. Apparently this version of the story will serve as an »

- Ethan Anderton

15 March 2012 5:00 AM, PDT | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »

But before we get to this week’s topic, John Carter (of both Mars and East St. Louis), I’d like to apologize to the students and faculty of the State University of New York at New Paltz for the talk I gave there on Friday, during which I allowed myself to ramble…

But you want to know what’s pathetic? An old fossil, his dome a’shining, unable to remember if he ever edited (or wrote) a John Carter of Mars comic book.

One more thing about New Paltz… I’m not sure why I rambled – I did have notes laying there on the table in front of me. But ramble I did and, again, I apologize…

John Carter? Yes, John Carter. As most of you know, there is a major movie, in 3-D as well as the plain vanilla 2-D, just released and undoubtedly playing at a theater near you – here in Nyack, »

- Dennis O'Neil

7 March 2012 2:35 AM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »

Adaptations of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novels haven’t fared well in the past, so can Andrew Stanton’s John Carter break the cycle? Terence finds out...

This Friday, one of science fiction and fantasy writer Edgar Rice Burroughs' most popular characters is finally making his big screen debut. And it’s not that yelling guy in the loin cloth who hangs out with apes. No, the movie is about Burroughs' other most popular character, John Carter of Mars.

Primarily known as the creator of Tarzan of the Apes, Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) wrote an estimated 70 novels featuring a wide array of different characters and their stories. Most of his books are still in print today (there are 539 Burroughs titles available from the Kindle store alone). 62 years after his death, Burroughs continues to be one of the genre's most venerated old-school pulp adventure writers.

Burroughs, however, has not had a »

21 February 2012 9:50 AM, PST | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »

Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., a family-owned company that owns the copyright and trademark rights to the works of fantasy adventure author Edgar Rice Burroughs, has filed a lawsuit against comic book distributor Dynamic Forces and publisher Dynamite Entertainment.

The suit pertains to Dynamite Entertainment's graphic novels based on "Tarzan" and "John Carter of Mars".

Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. alleges that Dynamite’s comic book series "Warlord of Mars" based on Burroughs' "John Carter" and "Lord of the Jungle", based on Burroughs' "Tarzan Of The Apes", is guilty of trademark infringement and unfair competition.

The suit says although Dynamic and Dynamite previously tried to make a deal with Erb Inc. Erb Inc. never agreed to any terms.

Erb Inc. created by Burroughs in 1923, is located in Tarzana, Calif.

The first novel by Burroughs, "Tarzan of the Apes", was originally published in the 1912 pulp magazine "The All-Story" before its publication as a hard cover book. »

- Michael Stevens

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